On the intersection between descriptive ethics and cognitive neuroscience

DESCRIPTIVE ETHICS studies empirically the moral views, principles, thoughts, intuitions and emotions held by people. Descriptive ethics studies resemblances and differences among moral views, systems, theories and traditions. COGNITIVE/AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE is the field of mind and brain research that investigates the psychological, computational, and neuroscientific bases of cognition and emotion.

Showing posts with label SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE. Show all posts

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Churchland and Sinnott-Armstrong: Two neurophilosophers talk about recent research on neuroenhancement, psychopathy, etc... and why some philosophers become experimental neuroscientists


Link to the video below:

A Conversation between Patricia Smith Churchland and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong

Posted by Stefan Berglund at 9:08 AM No comments:
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Labels: Churchland Patricia, EMPATHY, ENHANCEMENT, MORAL ENHANCEMENT, OXYTOCIN, PSYCHOPATHY, Sinnott-Armstrong Walter, SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE, THE NEURAL BASIS OF MORALITY

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Tania Singer on Social Neuroscience

Social neuroscience, emotional contagion, empathy and compassiom
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Labels: EMPATHY, Singer Tania, SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE, THE NEURAL BASIS OF MORALITY

Friday, August 12, 2011

Primate psychologist Frans De Waal talks on empathy

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Labels: De Waal Frans, EMPATHY, PRIMATES, SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE
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  • Neuroethics (Journal)
  • Society for Social Neuroscience

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  • THE NEURAL BASIS OF MORALITY (24)
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Ph.D. Senior lecturer in philosophy at the Department of Cognitive Neuroscience and Philosophy, University of Skövde (Sweden)
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